Khusro Khan

Khusro Khan (1275-October 1320) was the Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate from June to October 1320, succeeding Qutb-ud-Din Mubarak Shah and preceding Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq.

Biography
Khusro Khan was born in Delhi, Delhi Sultanate in 1275 as "Hasan", the uterine brother of Husamuddin; the two brothers were born into the Hindu military caste of Baradu. The two brothers were captured during Ayn al-Mulk Multani's 1305 conquest of Malwa, and they were brought as slaves to Delhi, where they acted as passive homosexuals in the service of Sultan Qutb-ud-Din Mubarak Shah only to maintain their status and position. Hasan and Mubarak had a public relationship, exchanging hugs and kisses in public. In 1318, Hasan, now given the honorific name of "Khusro Khan", was made a general. He was sent to conquer Waranagal from the Kakatiya dynasty, and he used trebuchets to force the Kakatiya dynasty to become a vassal of the Delhi Sultanate. In 1320, Khusro Khan overthrew and killed Mubarak, seizing control of the sultanate for himself. He was Sultan for six months, and he reverted to Hinduism. However, Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq rebelled against him and had him beheaded, ending the Khalji dynasty and creating the Tughlaq dynasty.